diff --git a/doc/index.md b/doc/index.md
index 00f7d24..d6d6b8c 100644
--- a/doc/index.md
+++ b/doc/index.md
@@ -43,15 +43,13 @@ This plugin displays and hides a splash screen during application launch.
 
 ### Android Quirks
 
-In your config.xml, you need to add the following preference
+In your config.xml, you need to add the following preferences:
 
-`<preference name="splashscreen" value="foo" />`
+`<preference name="SplashScreen" value="foo" />`
+`<preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="10000" />`
 
-Where foo is the name of the splashscreen file. Preferably a 9 patch file. Make sure to add your splashcreen files to your res/xml directory under the appropriate folders.
-
-For Android, you also have to edit your projects main java file. You must add a second parameter representing a time delay to your super.loadUrl.
-
-`super.loadUrl(Config.getStartUrl(), 10000);`
+Where foo is the name of the splashscreen file, preferably a 9 patch file. Make sure to add your splashcreen files to your res/xml directory under the appropriate folders. The second parameter represents how long the splashscreen will appear in milliseconds. It defaults to 3000 ms. See [Icons and Splash Screens](http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/edge/config_ref_images.md.html)
+for more information.
 
 ## splashscreen.hide
 
diff --git a/src/wp/SplashScreen.cs b/src/wp/SplashScreen.cs
index da519d5..4d3545b 100644
--- a/src/wp/SplashScreen.cs
+++ b/src/wp/SplashScreen.cs
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ namespace WPCordovaClassLib.Cordova.Commands
 
         public void show(string options = null)
         {
-            if (popup.IsOpen)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
             Deployment.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
             {
+                if (popup.IsOpen)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 popup.Child.Opacity = 0;
 
                 Storyboard story = new Storyboard();
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ namespace WPCordovaClassLib.Cordova.Commands
 
         public void hide(string options = null)
         {
-            if (!popup.IsOpen)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
             Deployment.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
             {
+                if (!popup.IsOpen)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 popup.Child.Opacity = 1.0;
 
                 Storyboard story = new Storyboard();